If possible, I would really appreciate some help/opinions.

I trying to find the family of Rosannah Nicholls (c1910) who married (c1927) Sydney Smith (born c1902 - c1981), and lived in Tipton.

I think I have found her in 1911 census (living 3 Brown Street, Tipton) with her father Daniel Nicholls (born c1877, Bilston)and Mother Clara, I have then gone back through the censuses and tracked Daniel and Clara back - all fine, here si the 1901 census result.

1901 census - http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&...

Except I have since spoken to another family member who gave me some more info and I am not sure how to tie it in.

New info is:

Rosannah Nicholls dad (no name known) was a steeplejack who died at work in his 40's(Daniels jobs do not tally), her mom (no name) remarried and went on to have more children, known siblings are Mary, Lucy, Af, plus the half sisters Elizabeth, Clara and another name unknown boy. Rosannahs mom died having her 13th child.

Rosannah married Sydney when she was very young 17/18 as she was 'in service' and lost her job by coming back late to many times so Sydney married her.

I am trying to put something together as a birthday present in a couple of weeks and don't want to give false info so any help/advice would be greatlt appreciated.

Thank you
Nicola

Hi there Nicola, as yet I dont know of any relationship on my side of Nicholls decendants.Regards Bill Nicholls

Hi Nicola,sorry to say that I dont know of any association with your querie,all of the Nicholls family I am looking for come from around Sedgley,Staffordshire area, kind regards Bill Nicholls

Hi Nicho48 - thank you for checking.

I have since trawled through and found more info, my Nicholls seem to be from Tipton but other family links do have links to Sedgley to.

I now have
Daniel Nicholls, (b. 1876) died aged 34 in 1911,
wife Clara BEASLEY or BEARDSLEY - they had 9 children:
Mary Elizabeth (b1903)
Thomas Ephraim (b. 1904)
Sarah (b. 1906)
Daniel Richard (b. 1907)
Clara (b. 1909)
Rosannah (b.1910)
Lucy L (b 1912) (Mom must have been pregnant when husband died)

Mom, Clara Nicholls nee BEASLEY remarried unknown PAYTON and had 4 more children:

John PAYTON (b. 1914)
Hannah W PAYTON (b. 1915)
Alfred PAYTON (b. 1918)
Ivy PAYTON (b Q Dec 1924)

Clara PAYTON (previously Nicholls) maidne name BEASLEY died Q Dec 1924

The birth cert dates and mother maiden names tie all these up, but ideally would order all certificates to confirm but I am confident that it all fits.